NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/9/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: NC (+220) Kia (-275)

Patrick Wisdom and the Kia Tigers (49-47, 4th in KBO) host the NC Dinos (46-47, 7th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Saturday, August 9, 2025. The line on this contest has the Dinos coming in at +220 and the Tigers are at -275. The O/U is set at 8.

As a unit, the NC Dinos are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which has them at 3rd in KBO. They have accounted for 481 runs scored and hold an OBP of .342. The Dinos have earned 143 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 80 balls out of the park. They have amassed 456 RBI's and 851 hits so far this season, and their batting average comes in at .257. NC has a slugging percentage of .385 and have been called out on strikes 746 times, while getting the free base on 346 occasions.

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Min Woo Park is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. For his professional baseball career, Park has hit 42 balls out of the park while driving in 549 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .423 and he has racked up 2,097 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 5,717 times and has delivered a base hit 1,584 times. He has fanned 726 times and has gotten a free base on 535 occasions, contributing to a .396 on-base percentage. Park has an average at the plate of .320 for his career, with 908 scored runs and an OPS of .819.

The Dinos have stolen 57 bases and have been thrown out 21 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 26.9%. The NC Dinos have accumulated 2,596 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 962 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .976 which is 9th in the league and have accumulated 84 double plays.

The Dinos have an earned run average of 4.62 on the campaign (9th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 718 batters. Dinos pitchers have allowed 93 long balls and 504 runs in total (3rd in the league). NC has given up 832 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 444 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.64 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.47.

The Tigers hold a team SLG% of .396 and they are recording 4.72 runs per contest (5th in KBO). They have recorded 180 two-baggers, while getting a free base 382 times as well as recording 472 runs. Kia has knocked in 91 HRs so far this season and 440 RBIs. They have been rung up on 803 occasions (4th in KBO) and have earned a total of 886 base hits. The Kia Tigers have accounted for an OBP of .337 in addition to a batting average of .258 over the course of the season.

Patrick Wisdom is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Wisdom has recorded a walk 580 times while fanning on 1,683 occasions. His on-base rate is .321 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .781. Over the course of the 5,250 official at-bats in his baseball career, Wisdom has compiled an average at the plate of .241 in addition to having 1,265 base hits. He has tallied 791 runs and has 860 runs batted in. He has gone yard 272 times, in addition to having 2,413 bases in total and also a .460 slugging percentage.

In their 107 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 80 times and been caught 27 times (25.2% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 91 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .978 (7th in KBO). The Tigers have 1,003 assists, 84 errors and are sitting with 2,662 putouts for the year.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.412 with a FIP of 4.77 as a unit over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 901. The Kia pitching staff have allowed 470 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.30 (424 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.09 (734 strikeouts against 352 walks). They have relinquished 67 homers and they allow 4.77 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take NC (+220)

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